Cupid's "Surprise Agent Invasion" Info!

First of all, a hearty Bienvenidos to my new followers courtesy of Wip: The Movie blogfest. So glad you are here, hope you enjoy your stay :) What a wonderful bloghopping experience!

Secondly, yes it's late Mon night, but I wanted to get word out for Cupid's Literary Connection's Surprise Agent Invasion. You have until tomorrow by 11am EST (8amPST) to enter the second window. Click below for more details:


Cupid's Literary Connection: Submitting to "Surprise Agent Invasion" and Info!: FIRST WINDOW IS FULL!!!!! Still sending emails.  *Fyi: I will be donating the funds for Helping Hearts for Britta very soon. If you're i...



Best of luck to whomever gets in!


Happy Cupiding and ¡Buen Provecho!

Cupid's Agent Hook Up!

Cupid's Literary Connection Blog brings together talented writers with astounding literary agents in not so romantical BUT magical ways. If you're looking to meet that special agent, here's a wonderful opportunity to get your query and first 250 words read. Act fast - it takes place this Fri 2/3.

Cupid's Literary Connection: Entry Windows Info! (Blind Speed Dating Event): Info on Blind Speed Dating Event in the second half of the post here . More deets coming soon! WINDOW TIMES!!!!!! The first entry windo...

Good luck!

Libros Libres - FREE BOOKS!

In honor of reaching 2000 followers (no, not me, I wish!), the most awesome Literary Rambles blog is giving away books at their Literary Rambles: 2000 Follower Awesome Giveaway. There are 18 fabulous MG and YA reads to choose from. All you need to do is become a follower and leave a comment by midnight on January 28th.

While you're entering, be sure to check out their Agent Spotlight. I've researched all over the web for literary agents and never have I come across so much information in one place! It's one-stop shopping for representation. If you're ready to query (we'll talk more about that next week), this is a blog you should follow.

Go, enter, and find an agent who's dying to read your book.

Good luck y ¡Buen Provecho!

Agents Revealed!

This week, Ms. Snark revealed the agents for her annual Baker's Dozen Auction. And what a list it is! If you have a finished MS, you must get involved with this. It's an opportunity akin to a writer's conference without the travel and expense. I can't wait!!

The 2nd Annual Baker's Dozen All-Star Line-up!

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Our list is official, and I'm pleased to announce this year's sparkling array of agents.

The 2011 Baker's Dozen Agent Auction participating agents:

1. Jenny Bent (Bent Agency)
2. Laura Bradford (Bradford Literary)
3. Danielle Chiotti (Upstart Crow)
4. Sarah Davies (Greenhouse Literary)
5. Josh Getzler (Hannigan Salky Getzler)
6. Weronika Janczuk (Franklin and Siegal)
7. Melissa Jeglinski (Knight Agency)
8. Sarah LaPolla (Curtis Brown)
9. Jennifer Laughran (Andrea Brown)
10. Lauren MacLeod (Strothman Agency)
11. Victoria Marini (Gelfman Schneider)
12. Ammi-Joan Paquette (Erin Murphy)
13. Tamar Rydzinski (Laura Dail)
14. Kari Stuart (ICM Talent)
15. Danielle Svetcov (Levine Greenberg)
16. Michelle Wolfson (Wolfson Literary)

In addition to being on the auction block, all 60 entries will receive critique from an editor and a published author.

The Editors:

Gabrielle Harbowy of Dragon Moon Press, adult

Sarah Shumway of Katherine Tegen Books (Harper Collins), YA/MG

The Authors:

Nancy Bilyeau, author of THE CROWN, a historical thriller set in Tudor England, to be published by Simon and Schuster's Touchstone in January 2012, and six foreign countries. adult


Amanda Sun, author of INK WASH, the first in a YA paranormal series set in Japan, debuting in late 2012 by Harlequin Teen. YA/MG

And of course all the entries will also be open to critique by our entire blog community as well.

Let's have a huge round applause for this magnificent collection of talent and energy!


Next week is October break, which means a house full of kids and a sky full of autumn. Yes, we do have autumn here in Phoenix. It's that special time of year marked by the changing of colors of licence plates. So, stay tuned for something completely different.

¡Buen Provecho!

Action! Oops, I mean Auction! The only difference is U.

Get your manuscripts ready - it's almost time for Miss Snark's Second Annual Baker's Dozen Agent Auction. Yes, Auction. As in agents placing bids. On YOUR work! Here's the skinny:

The Second Annual BAKER'S DOZEN AGENT AUCTION Schedule

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 07:28 AM PDT

Here it is, folks.  (Yes.  It was either force myself to get uber-organized, or curl up in a corner and pluck my eyelashes out.) Mark your calendars!

LOGLINE CRITIQUE ROUNDS


Each Baker's Dozen entry is required to have a logline.  We will have 3 critique rounds for those of you who would like feedback on your loglines prior to submitting.  These rounds will be run as lotteries.  Times TBA.

ROUND 1:  Tuesday, September 27
ROUND 2:  Tuesday, October 4
ROUND 3:  Tuesday, October 11

SUBMISSION DATES


ADULT ROUND 1: Tuesday, October 18 (100 entries)
ADULT ROUND 2:  Thursday, October 20 (100 entries)
YA/MG ROUND 1:  Tuesday, November 1 (150 entries)
YA/MG ROUND 2:  Thursday, November 3 (150 entries)

WINNER NOTIFICATION


25 adult category winners notified via email:  Monday, November 14
35 YA/MG category winners notified via email:  Monday, November 21

60 WINNING ENTRIES POSTED:  Friday, December 2


AUCTION GOES LIVE FOR AGENTS:  Tuesday, December 6 (for 24 hours)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• There will be an $8 entry fee for this contest.  Payment will not be required until after your submission goes through (so you're not, yanno, paying for nothing).
• A maximum of 500 entries (200 adult, 300 YA/MG) will be accepted.  Of these, 60 winners will be chosen (25 adult, 35 YA/MG).
• If the maximum number of adult entries isn't reached, the remainder will be added to the YA/MG entry maximum (because you know as well as I do that I'm going to be inundated with kidlit).
• The 60 winning entries will receive critique from editors, authors, and blog readers, in addition to being on the auction block for our participating agents.
• The (up to) 440 non-winning entries will be given the option to receive critique on participating blog sites after the auction has closed.
• A percentage of the fee is earmarked for a donation of YA/MG books to my local library (which, sadly, has one of the worst selections of YA/MG I've ever seen).  Given anonymously, of course. *grin*
• Currently, we have 14 agents who have given us a firm YES.  And 2 amazing editors.  Names of participating agents (and critiquing editors and authors) will be posted as soon as they are finalized.
• Just a reminder that there will be no Secret Agent contest in November.  October's SA will run as planned.  And, yes.  You may enter the October SA and still submit to the Baker's Dozen auction. Unless you win the SA contest, of course.

Whew!  Please let me know if I've forgotten anything.  (But please don't ask specific submission questions.  I'll be posting detailed submission instructions later.)

Spread the word.  Invite your friends.  And start working on your loglines!